Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| hardly ever / eat / I / oranges |
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| saw / it / I / five times |
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| every other day / soup / We / have |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / she / twice / phoned / me |
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| Tom / help you / will / rarely / if you need it |
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| come / My parents / to help me / very often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / win / Kevin / Does / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / She / in blue / very often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / you / often / feel tired? |
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| once a month / I / go / to the hairdresser's / usually |
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| always / get up / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| never / can / listen / They |
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| Do / usually / you / have lunch / at home? |
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| do / go / to the disco? / How / often / you |
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| day in, day out / I / have to go / shopping |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / She / listens / when you talk to her |
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| ? / to the gym / Do / every day / go / you |
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| often / John / late / is |
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| I travel a lot. I / every other day. / some petrol / need |
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| what to say / know / I / never |
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| often / for dinner / eats / Mike / pizza |
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| to the dentist / usually / I / once a year / go |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / very tired / usually / am |
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| always / She / asking me questions / is |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| in green? / Can / I / always / dress |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| some help with the homework / need / usually / They |
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| I / to the gym / go / three times a week |
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| You / find / can / never / your car keys |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
